Stereotactic radiosurgery of benign brain tumors in elderly patients: evaluation of outcome and toxicity

Stereotactic radiosurgery of benign brain tumors in elderly patients: evaluation of outcome and toxicity

Abstract Background Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is widely accepted as a therapeutic option for meningiomas (M) and vestibular schwannomas (VS). However, data on outcome and toxicity in the elderly population have rarely been reported in detail. Methods All patients aged ≥ 65 years with M or VS w...

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Main Authors: Daniel Rueß, Vera Weyer, Juman Tutunji, Stefan Grau, Martin Kocher, Mauritius Hoevels, Harald Treuer, Christian Baues, Maximilian I. Ruge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Radiosurgery
Vestibular schwannoma
Meningioma
Elderly patients
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01714-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01714-0

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